Fabius Cunctator. A famous Roman gênerai, of great

prudence, called Cunctator, the 'délayer,' on account of the tactics pursued by him in struggling with the Carthaginians under Hannibal during the second Punie war.

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faisant de gros yeux, 'looking furiously.' parbleu, 'of course.'

C'est les Romains. Cest is familiar for ce sont. embêtant, 'tiresome,' 'wearisome,' — or more familiarly ' a nuisance ' ; embêtant is a familiar word for ennuyeux. 24. Au fait, 'Ah, well.'